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Asus RT-AC66U B1 vs Asus RT-AC88U

8.58 in
1.77 in
Asus RT-AC66U B1 Router
Asus RT-AC66U B1
11.81 in
3.3 in
Asus RT-AC88U Router
Asus RT-AC88U
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
4
3.8 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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23
4.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
51
4.0 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
0 %
75
3.9 out of 5
75 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
2 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports48
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports22
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
Number of USB 3.1 ports00

Design

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Red
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Width8.58 in11.81 in
Height1.77 in3.3 in
Depth5.83 in7.4 in
Weight1.46 lb2.09 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBBuilt-in NAS
Built-in printer serveryesyes
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
Mobile HSUPAyesno
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
Mobile 3Gyesyes
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennanoyes
MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas34
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
DynDNSyesyes
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Power

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Asus RT-AC66U B1Asus RT-AC66U B1
Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
DMZyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • OpenVPN
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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